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How do animals help make soil? / by Lawrence, Ellen,1967-author.(CARDINAL)398769;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this book readers will learn how animals help make soil."--Ages 4-8.570LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Soil science; Soil formation;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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We need worms / by Hayes, Amy,author.(CARDINAL)407875;
We need worms -- What are worms, anyway? -- Where are worms? -- Hardworking burrowers -- Mixing up the soil -- Recycling remains -- Part of the food web -- An earthworm's home -- Humans causing harm -- How can we help?.900LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Earthworms; Soil formation;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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What is soil? / by Greek, Joe,author.(CARDINAL)403914;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The soil beneath your feet -- What is soil good for? -- How soil is made -- The layers of soil -- The need for topsoil -- Creatures in the soil -- The colors of soil -- Soil textures -- Natural changes -- Pollution and soil -- Taking care of the soil.This book provides an in-depth look at the soil through photographs to illustrate what soil is, how it's made, what different types of soil there are, and why it's valuable to human life. It explains how minerals and different creatures make soil healthy and discusses how erosion and pollution affect soil.Grades 1-4.NC840LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Soils; Soil formation; Soil ecology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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What's soil made of? / by Lawrence, Ellen,1967-author.(CARDINAL)398769;
Ages 7-12."In this book, readers learn what makes up soil."--Includes bibliographical references and index.Soil all around -- A close-up look at soil -- Earth's rocky surface -- Rain and wind -- Dead plants -- Bones, feathers, and poop -- What's living in soil? -- Air and water -- Different types of soil.570LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Soil science; Soil formation; Soils;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Life in the soil / by Lowe, Lindsey,author.(CARDINAL)827220;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.What is soil? -- How is soil formed? -- Kinds of soil -- Test your backyard soil -- Testing soil acidity -- Plants and soil -- Measuring soil content -- Microscopic soil life -- Making a compost pile -- Worms and snails -- Making a wormery -- Insects and soil -- Identifying soil creatures.There's more to soil than just dirt! With the help of this exciting volume, readers will see what's lurking in the soil, including ,microscopic organisms, worms, and snails.
Subjects: Juvenile works.; Soil ecology; Soil formation; Soils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Is all soil the same? / by Lawrence, Ellen,1967-author.(CARDINAL)398769;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Let's investigate soil -- What is soil made of? -- Colorful rocks -- A mixture of ingredients -- Rusty soil -- Smooth, sticky soil -- Soil from volcanoes -- Soil in a rain forest -- Soil is special!"In this book, readers learn about the different types of soil."--Ages 7-12.770LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Soil science; Soils; Soil formation;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Analyses of four inceptisols of Holocene age, east-central Alabama / by Markewich, Helaine W.(CARDINAL)269355; United States.Soil Conservation Service.(CARDINAL)137218;
Includes bibliographical references (page 13).Detailed analyses of soils developed in Holocene-age alluvium of the lowest terrace along Uphapee Creek and the Tallapoosa River in east-central Alabama.
Subjects: Alluvium; Geology, Stratigraphic; Geology; Inceptisols; Soil formation; Soils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soil development and its relation to the age of morphostratigraphic units in Horry County, South Carolina / by Markewich, Helaine W.(CARDINAL)269355;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-28).Soil profiles developed in 200-ka and 2.5- to 3.0-Ma barrier and back-barrier deposits have been analyzed texturally, mineralogically, and chemically to identify processes active in weathering and pedogenic alteration of parent material.
Subjects: Geology, Stratigraphic; Geology; Soil formation; Soils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Re-cycles / by Ross, Michael Elsohn,1952-(CARDINAL)317214; Moore, Gustav,illustrator.(CARDINAL)646860;
Describes the cycle of soil decomposition and the water cycle, as well as how to develop a compost pile for recycling peapods and other garden products into compost to feed a garden.
Subjects: Compost; Cycles; Hydrologic cycle; Life cycles (Biology); Soil formation; Soils;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Age relations between soils and geology in the coastal plain of Maryland and Virginia / by Markewich, Helaine W.(CARDINAL)269355; United States.Soil Conservation Service.(CARDINAL)137218;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-18).Soils developed from dated parent material ranging in age from 30,000 to about 1.0? million years have been characterized from field descriptions and laboratory analyses; age-related trends are documented from field and laboratory data.
Subjects: Geology, Stratigraphic; Geology; Geology; Soil formation; Soil formation; Soils; Soils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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